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February's Audio Guide to the Heavens
After downloading this easy-to-follow sky tour, you'll have a front-row seat for Venus and Jupiter dancing in the dawn, Mars riding high among winter's evening stars, and a total lunar eclipse on February 20th.
Jupiter Stalks Venus in the Morning Sky
The sky's two brightest objects (aside from the Sun and Moon) are rapidly approaching each other in the pre-dawn sky.
A Speedy Asteroid — Captured!
It was faint, and it zipped across the sky at 3° per hour— but 2007 TU24 could be spotted with a good scope if you knew where and when to look.
Here Comes Asteroid 2007 TU24
An 800-foot-wide chunk of rock will pass less than a half million miles from Earth on the night of January 28th.
Martian Crater Named for “Chick” Capen
A crater on Mars has been officially named for the American scientist Charles F. Capen.
Catch the Quadrantids
The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on the morning of Friday, January 4th, with the best viewing opportunity between 1 a.m. and dawn.
January's Splash of Meteors
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the year's best — but to catch them you'll need to brave the cold on the night of January 3–4.
Eclipses in 2008
Don't miss February's total lunar eclipse (the last one anywhere until late 2010) — and look ahead to a total solar eclipse in exotic settings in August.
Meteor Showers in 2008
With minimal moonlight to interfere, the best meteor showers of 2008 should be the Quadrantids, the Aquarids, and the Perseids.
Sky Highlights of 2008
Eclipses, occultations, conjunctions, and meteor showers — there's no shortage of celestial action in 2008.
The Other Bright Comet of 2007-08
Comet 8P/Tuttle is now near its peak. Although nowhere near Comet Holmes in total brightness, its light is concentrated in a much smaller area, making it considerably more prominent when viewed from typical suburban locations.
The Geminids Are Coming
The best time to view the 2007 Geminid meteor shower from North America is the night of December 13–14, with good prospects the following night as well. In Asia, December 14–15 should be better, and in Europe, it’s a tossup between the two.
Observe Mars Tonight!
Mars now appears bigger through a telescope than it will again until 2016.
December's Audio Guide to the Heavens
You'll have an easy time spotting Orion leaping up into the sky — with dazzling Mars at his side — if you download this podcast to your MP3 player and head outdoors after dark.
Saturn in the Morning
The ringed planet is at its highest in the sky shortly before dawn in December. And the early-morning sky is full of other marvels, too.
A Revival of Comet Holmes
It's still there! With the Moon now gone from the early-eyening sky, Comet Holmes is the easiest-to-spot "deep sky object" after the Pleiades.
Mars Is Here!
The Red Planet is now nearly as bright — and appears nearly as big through a telescope — as it will any time this year.
Call for Images of Venus
Venus Express project scientists are inviting amateur and professional astronomers to contribute Earth-based images of the planet made at infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths.
Nova in Puppis
On Nov. 14, 2007, a star in the constellation Puppis suddenly became visible in binoculars.
Leonids 2007
The Leonid meteor shower peaks on the morning of Sunday, November 18th.
